{"id":1442919,"date":"2021-11-20T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1442919"},"modified":"2021-11-20T12:00:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T17:00:03","slug":"shaquille-oneal-can-thank-babysitting-opportunity-helping-grow-400-million-wealth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-can-thank-babysitting-opportunity-helping-grow-400-million-wealth\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaquille O'Neal Can Thank a Random Babysitting Opportunity for Helping Him Grow His Massive $400 Million Wealth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Shaquille O\u2019Neal<\/a> was as big as they come on the court. His towering presence made him the NBA's most feared player<\/a> and later turned him into a Hall of Famer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But he has also had massive success off the court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to his significant popularity, Shaq has not only become a pop culture icon, but he has also developed into a savvy businessman. The Big Aristotle has found success by following a specific strategy and finding the right investment opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of his most rewarding ventures, though, only happened because of a random babysitting gig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shaquille O\u2019Neal follows a specific business strategy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Shaquille O'Neal laughs at the unveiling of the Shaq Courts at the Doolittle Complex in Las Vegas, Nevada on Oct. 23, 2021. | Ethan Miller\/Getty Images for Icy Hot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Throughout his legendary NBA career, Shaq\u2019s hard work helped him become one of the most dominant players of all time. He won four championships — three with the Los Angeles Lakers and one with the Miami Heat — and earned 15 All-Star selections to go with one MVP award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He hasn\u2019t just worked hard at becoming great on the court, though. O\u2019Neal has figured out a perfect strategy for finding success in the business world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy formula is always to have people that are smarter than me,\u201d the big man said to Sports7 in October while discussing his and The General\u2019s partnership with Black Entrepreneurs Day<\/a>. \u201c\u2026 It\u2019s all about having great partners. I get that from basketball. You never win a championship by yourself; you have to have great partners. Then also what I\u2019ve learned in business is you can\u2019t micro-manage. \u2026 And then also realizing that there\u2019s always going to be a problem, but you never focus on the problem; you focus on the solution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shaq's formula certainly sounds smart, and it appears that it has been successful. One of his biggest ventures, though, only happened because of a random opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shaq's random babysitting gig led to his Google investment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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